In 1922- Springarn Award given to Mary B. Talbert, former president of National Association of Colored Women for service to black women and restoration of the Frederick Douglas home
In 1962- Robert C. Weaver awarded Springarn Award for his leadership in the movement for open housing
To Inspire You
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me